The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 363 A Brand New Power

Su Tianqing felt a headache coming on.

The fox's ears drooped, and its two little hands kept rubbing its head and the base of its ears, which were throbbing from trying to think, trying its best not to appear so confused.

But her eyes remained fixed on the two figures sitting on the sofa in front of her.

To the left is Alice sitting obediently, clutching her plush toy tightly, her eyes constantly glancing at those around her.

The subtle gesture of her gently rubbing her knees and ankles clearly revealed her inner tension and unease.

On the right is another Alice with jet-black hair.

Although she sat obediently and upright, her eyes were constantly scanning and observing the live-streaming room's rest area, filled with curiosity.

"...!"

Black Alice suddenly noticed the fox girl's gaze opposite her. Her body trembled slightly, and she quickly lowered her eyes, pretending nothing had happened.

Su Tianqing didn't miss her little action and silently watched it.

Then she turned to look at the other fox girl beside her who was writing something in her notebook.

With its crimson tail and fur, it is the magical girl Inari. The authentic Inari.

After hearing about Alice's strange condition, Inari insisted on coming to see her, so Su Tianqing had no choice but to use teleportation magic to run to the port city and bring Inari back.

The fox's ears stood up high and twitched slightly from time to time, and the entire red fox was in a state of high excitement.

He was muttering to himself terms he didn't understand, such as "astral projection" and "the embodiment of personality by astral magic."

After the red fox girl put down her pen and took a deep breath while pressing her acupoints, Su Tianqing asked her:

"...Ms. Inari, what are your thoughts?"

Su Tianqing asked softly.

"I have a lot of ideas, but I don't know where to begin..."

Inari answered softly, straightened her back, and perked up a bit, looking at the two Alices in front of her who were exactly the same person except for their color.

"...Alice."

"Well……"

When called by her codename, the blonde girl sat up straight and nodded in response.

"I...I'm here..."

"Do you and this person over here know each other?"

Upon hearing this, Alice turned to look at the other version of herself beside her.

Black Alice also turned her head to scrutinize her.

"I don't know her."

Both of them shook their heads simultaneously, speaking in unison.

Then, the black Alice continued:

"And... I am not Alice."

"Wasn't that the new code name you chose yourself?" Su Tianqing asked in confusion.

After a long silence, the black Alice slowly shook her head, her expression downcast.

"I am—Jack the Ripper."

……

The crowd became even more confused.

Fortunately, the black-clad girl who called herself Jack had no ill intentions towards anyone. She sat obediently by the coffee table eating snacks, but her silent demeanor was somewhat worrying.

Her hobbies were exactly the same as Alice's, but their personalities were completely different; they were like two completely different people.

"Miss Inari, what do you think?" Su Tianqing asked.

"They didn't know each other, and the one in black called herself Jack the Ripper, which I remember was a code name that the London Heroes Association had imposed on her."

Inari stroked her chin and said softly.

"One characteristic of astral magic is that it faithfully reflects the user's will and personality traits, and grants the magical girl who uses it the corresponding power."

"For example, Hellcat's black hole form symbolizes unstoppable destruction."

"As for Alice's situation... it's clear that the astral magic has amplified her inner 'personality split'."

Everyone exchanged glances, including Su Tianqing, who was completely bewildered.

Seeing the bewildered look on everyone's face, Inari coughed lightly and offered an explanation:

"Well, let me put it another way."

"The one with the blonde hair is the Alice we know, the Alice who has been with you during this time."

"And the one in black... is also the real Alice, but she is the shadow of the star reflected by the guardian star, and is Alice who is shrouded in shadow by her past experiences."

"Miss Heart Moon Fox, you should have used analytical magic to see the true nature of their magic, right? They are the same person."

Inari looked at the golden fox in front of her, and Su Tianqing nodded honestly in agreement.

"I see, then I think I understand," Su Tianqing said.

Alice wants to surpass her former self, but she still carries the shadows of the past in her heart, a psychological trauma similar to that of the iris flower.

After she confronted and defeated the evil spirit that haunted her, the Star Shadow, having lost its physical form, was fully exposed to everyone—a black version of Jack the Ripper.

In layman's terms, it's what's known as "split personality".

"So what should we do with the black Alice?" Fenrir suddenly asked, as if he had just remembered something.

"There are many ways to handle this, but I don't have any reliable ideas yet," Inari replied with a helpless shrug.

"Hmm... what do you think, Bunny?"

Su Tianqing spoke softly, turning the conversation to Cheshire Rabbit, who had remained silent.

This is the villain's intelligence rabbit, who often provides unexpected inspiration.

Seeing this, Cheshire Rabbit and Hellcat exchanged a glance, then looked at Heartmoon Fox who had raised the question, and then at Fenrir who was standing silently to the side.

The four villains exchanged glances, turned their gazes to Inari, and at the same time made a gesture with their right hands to their necks, making a light stroke from left to right.

Inari suddenly realized something.

That is—why are these four people in front of us villains?

……

"Absolutely not! Your ideas are too dangerous!"

"Oh..." The golden fox pouted and shrank its head, muttering its reply in a low voice.

Inari's reprimand banished the four's dangerous thoughts to the depths of the astral realm, prompting them to reconsider serious countermeasures.

In the end, the conversation returned to the dialogue between the two Alices.

"Alice, and... let's just call you Jack for now, I have some questions for you."

Su Tianqing sat across from the coffee table, looking directly at the two people in front of her.

The golden fox asked some rather private questions, mostly about things that happened when she was with Aurora.

Without exception, both of them gave the same answer, and were even surprised that the other knew these things.

"As expected, my deduction was correct. You two are essentially two sides of the same person." Inari clapped her hands, as if confirming the experimental results.

This was followed by a series of complex and lengthy sentences, such as "the dispersion of the duality of personality at the astral projection level" and "the adaptability of starlight and shadow to the self."

Alice and Jack exchanged a glance, neither of them quite understanding Inari's words, but they could still vaguely sense the meaning behind them.

"If my theory holds true, then if you two undo your transformations now, you'll return to your original state!"

"...Really? Can something like this really happen?" Hellcat said, finding it hard to believe.

Since it was getting late, and Inari wanted to avoid suspicion, Su Tianqing used teleportation magic to send this antique senior back to Hong Kong to rest.

When the golden-haired fox finally returned to the villain's rooftop, huffing and puffing, the scene before her gave her a completely new understanding of the theoretical level of Inari:

"I... I've really... changed back...?"

Aurora stood blankly in the live stream's rest room, looking down at her hands, with Hellcat, Cheshire Rabbit, and two others in front of her, all of whom were stunned.

Aurora was still the same Aurora, even retaining the memory of that conversation, but this unexpected situation had indeed left her mind in a bit of a mess, and she was now blankly contemplating life.

"Looking at it this way, it's quite an interesting phenomenon."

Su Tianqing murmured to herself, as if she had understood something.

[Task Completed]

【Task 4: Investigate the Shadows of the Stars, 1/1】

The secret manual popped up a message that the quest was completed, along with a brand new quest:

【Task Update】

【Task 5: Complete a daily quest with Alice, 0/1】

What a coincidence, here it is!

Let Hyacinth and the others witness Alice's brand new power!